Yavuz IŞIK
THBB Yönetim Kurulu Başkanı
President
On the third anniversary of the February 6, 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes, I shared our Association’s views with the public through a press statement. While we still feel the pain of the citizens we lost in the February 6 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes as deeply as on the first day, we act with full awareness of the responsibility that this great disaster has placed upon us. Although earthquakes are a reality of our geography, destruction and loss of life are not destiny. The period we have gone through has clearly demonstrated that structural safety is a technical necessity that can only be ensured through engineering science and effective inspection mechanisms. A safe future can only be built on an understanding where the mistakes of the past are not repeated and where materials that comply with standards are combined with sound engineering practices.